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Former Vice President of the United States

Former Vice President of the United States, born on January 30, 1941. He served as Vice President under President George W. Bush and was involved in many domestic and foreign policy decisions.

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“We've had experiences where the president's been shot, but never had a situation where the vice president shot somebody.”

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“I support the President's plan to amend the Constitution, banning same-sex marriage.”

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“I think President Obama is going to be a one-term president.”

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“Once we got hit by - on 9/11 and lost 3,000 people that day, we recognized, and it was one of the key decisions President Bush made, that this is not a law enforcement problem, it is a strategic threat to the United States. It's a war. And based on that, we then adopted a whole set of policies that flowed out of that proposition.”

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“I think Barack Obama is a one-term President.”

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“I've worked for four presidents and watched two others up close, and I know that there's no such thing as a routine day in the Oval Office.”

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“Westerners know the difference between a talker and the real deal. If Rick Perry wasn't right to be governor of Texas, why should he be president?”

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“You got to have people at the top who respond to and are selected by presidents.”

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“I - obviously, I'm not a big fan of President Obama. I think he's been one of our weakest presidents. I just fundamentally disagree with him philosophically.”

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“I got to be White House chief of staff, ten years of congressman, secretary of defense, vice-president. If you're a political junkie like I obviously am - that was - every one of those was just a tremendous experience. I'm very comfortable with what I did and why I did it and how I did it. And I'll let others judge whether they liked it or not.”

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“President Bush gave me a tremendous opportunity to serve as the vice president. I enjoyed very much having the opportunity to be a part of his team. He told me at the outset, he wanted me to sign on to be a part of his team - and he was true to his word, kept it. He was tough. He was decisive. He was also a pretty good politician.”

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“I do not believe the President requires any additional authorization from the Congress before committing US forces to achieve our objectives in the Gulf.”

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“Rarely has a U.S. president been so wrong about so much at the expense of so many.”

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“As Vice President one of the things I spend time on is the continuity of government; that's the main reason I'm here is a back up for the President if anything happens to him.”

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About the Author

Born: January 30, 1941
Known for: Former Vice President of the United States
Quotes: 186

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In My Time: A Personal and Political MemoirRelated source material

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